LATIHAN ADDRESS: 1827 Markston Road, Sacramento, CA 95825
LATIHAN SCHEDULE
- Women, Wednesday 7:00pm; Saturday 10am
- Men, Wednesday 7:00pm; Saturday 11am
- Simultaneous, 2nd Saturday each month 10am
- Helper/Committee, 1st Monday each month 7pm
- Active members: Women 15; Men 11
ACTIVE WOMEN HELPERS: Melinda Michaels, Halima Taylor, Francesca Wright
ACTIVE MEN HELPERS: Martin Almanzan, Lucas Hess, Uriel Michael Hardwin, Theodore Salisbury
NATIONAL HELPER: Benedict Herrman
COMMITTEE
- Chairman Aminah Herrman
- Secretary Kathleen Taylor
- Treasurer Lucas Hess
- Co-Treasurer Melinda Michaels
- Librarian Theodore Salisbury
- Property Mgr. Farah Robbins-Hess
GROUP ACTIVITIES
- 1ST Saturday of the month, Men and Women Group Testing following latihan
- 2nd Saturday of the month, Kedjiwaan meeting following latihan
- 3rd Saturday of the month, Center meeting following latihan
- 4th Saturday of the month, Birthday potluck following latihan
Group participation for events fluctuates, but they are generally well attended.
Earlier this month, Martin and Laura Almanzan hosted a Sunday breakfast for anyone who wished to come. They were both satisfied with the event and hope others in the group would be stirred to take a turn and sponsor a breakfast.
Our women members held a retreat at Francesca’s home this month and found it very rewarding.
Aminah Herrman and anyone interested are going to be coloring mandalas on October 29th. Material will be provided, lunch is pot luck.
There are two significant activities planned, but neither has dates as yet. Malama MacNeil is coming to present a method to increase and maintain cooperative behavior. We will also be holding a Center Retreat in the near future, something we have done frequently over the years and had good results from doing it.
We are currently working on filling out the National Census for 2017
THINGS ACCOMPLISHED THIS QUARTER
DUPLEX: A new fence installed on South Side of the property. This was a joint venture with the adjoining property owner who paid for half the cost and contributed work. A new AC unit was installed in the 1841 unit. The old unit trashed its bearings.
We have begun the process of paying off the duplex mortgage to the Region early. We expect to have that completed in early 2022.
HALL: The tree and bushes in front of the building were removed as well as all the old broken concrete where the tree roots had invaded. The tree had begun to crack the building’s foundation. Both the play structure and wooden fort in the back of the building were repaired and made safe for children.
A new wireless fire alarm system is being installed on Nov. 14th, replacing the AT&T service. We also added a new wireless phone system in the yurt. Both changes will result in reduced operating costs.
A new interior surface in the children’s bathroom was installed, replacing some that had deteriorated due to age.
A new doorbell system was also installed after the failure of the current one.
FINANCIALS
Our tenant continues to provide us with a steady income. Our donations fluctuate month to month but we meet our stated obligation of $450.00 per month to the Region plus insurance and an additional $329.00 per month payment to the duplex to help pay off its loan. While we currently only have $1,100.00 in savings, we expect that figure to increase substantially over the next two years.
Submitted by: Hamilton Chaffee, Regional Council Representative, Sacramento